Kingrow has released their first smartphone with a single E Ink Carta HD screen. It is only available on Indiegogo for the next three months and will start shipping out in August. Once the crowdfunding phase of the phone is over, it will be available on Good e-reader. The Kingrow K1 features a 5 inch E Ink Carta HD display with a resolution of 1280×720 and 283 PPI. It has an … [Read more...] about Kingrow K1 is now available on Indiegogo
E INK Smart Phones
E Ink Smartphones are the big new trend of 2019
There are many E Ink smartphones that have come out in the past few months and a bunch of new ones are going to be released periodically until the end of 2019. Smartphones with e-paper are more viable because the cost of processors has come down and this has resulted in octa-core and deca-core being the norm. The first E Ink enabled smartphone came out in 2012. This was the … [Read more...] about E Ink Smartphones are the big new trend of 2019
Kingrow K1 might be the best E Ink Smartphone ever made
There have been a few E Ink smartphones with a single screen that has been released over the years, but most of them have only been available in China and do not work on major networks in North America. YotaDevices is likely the most well-known brand, but they released their products when smartphones were not mature and recently the company went bankrupt. There is a new … [Read more...] about Kingrow K1 might be the best E Ink Smartphone ever made
There will be no more Yotaphone, the company is bankrupt
Yota devices was a Russian company and they produced the YotaPhone. This device had two different generations that were available. The original YotaPhone debuted in 2013 and had widespread availability. a few years later the YotaPhone 2 was announced, but it never arrived in the United States. A Chinese company bought a 65% stake in Yota Devices and released the YotaPhone 3 … [Read more...] about There will be no more Yotaphone, the company is bankrupt
Apple is making it harder to sign up for subscriptions
Apple has just implemented a new feature that will make it more difficult to accidentally start a subscription to an app. When you hit the subscribe button and authenticate with TouchID or FaceID, you'll now see a pop-up notice asking you to confirm your subscription or to cancel the process if you change your mind. "The subscription will continue unless canceled in Settings at … [Read more...] about Apple is making it harder to sign up for subscriptions
China and Japan think smartphones are ruining children’s eyesight
Japan believes that smartphones are ruining children's eyesight and new research proclaims that 25% are failing vision tests. It was also found that 34.1 % of elementary students and up to a whopping 67.09% of high school students did not have 1.0 vision. Gaming is attributed as being the number one cause of eyestrain and Japan is the world's third largest gaming market, … [Read more...] about China and Japan think smartphones are ruining children’s eyesight
Apple is going to sell new iPads and iPhones on Amazon
Amazon and Apple have come to terms on a new agreement. Apple will begin to sell of their latest generation computers, phones, tablets and watches on Amazon, instead of just some of their products. This includes Apple's latest devices, including the new iPad Pro, iPhone XR, iPhone XS, and Apple Watch Series 4, as well as Apple's lineup of Beats headphones. In order for this … [Read more...] about Apple is going to sell new iPads and iPhones on Amazon
Samsung just revealed a foldable smartphone
Samsung has just demoed a foldable smartphone at a developers conference. They are calling the technology Infinity Flex Display, and the phone itself has a tablet-sized screen that can be folded up to fit into a pocket. The device has two different modes; a cover display that acts as a phone, and a main 7.3-inch tablet. Up to three apps will be able to run simultaneously, … [Read more...] about Samsung just revealed a foldable smartphone
Google plans on forcing phone companies to push more updates
One of the big benefits of buying a Blackberry, iPhone or Google Pixel is the sheer amount of updates. These companies put a heavily emphasis on security and are always patching vulnerabilities so their devices are safe and secure. Apple and Google both constantly update their OS to the latest and greatest and most other flagship devices often fall by the wayside a year after … [Read more...] about Google plans on forcing phone companies to push more updates
HiSense A6 is a new smartphone with an E Ink screen
HIsense has released a few E Ink smartphones in the past, most notably the A2 that was released last year. The company has just unveiled the A6 which will be available this November for 499€ and will be launched in France and then the rest of Europe next year. The Hisense A6 features a 6.1 inch AMOLED display on the front and a 5.6-inch E Ink Carta HD screen on the back. … [Read more...] about HiSense A6 is a new smartphone with an E Ink screen